Abstract:
:Study of the antimicrobial spectrum of valinomycin revealed that, in addition to the gram-positive bacteria reported in literature, Streptococcus pyogenes and Clostridium sporogenes are also susceptible to this antibiotic. The minimal inhibitory concentrations (MIC) of the antibiotic for S. pyogenes grown aerobically and anaerobically did not differ markedly, negating the hypothesis that oxidative phosphorylation is involved in the mechanism of action of this antibiotic. This conclusion is further strengthened by the inhibition of growth of C. sporogenes, an obligate anaerobe. In a medium with a low K(+) concentration, the MIC for S. pyogenes was 0.02 mug/ml, the lowest ever recorded for this antibiotic. The inhibition of growth of S. pyogenes and C. sporogenes was readily reversed by addition of K(+) to the medium, indicating a compensation for net efflux of K(+) from the cells when the transmembrane potential reached equilibrium. In contrast to these bacteria, Bacillus subtilis was less susceptible to the antibiotic when the potassium concentration of the medium was low. The addition of potassium in the presence of valinomycin increased the inhibition of growth, which appears to result from dissipation of metabolic energy as in the mitochondrial system.
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Antimicrob Agents Chemotherjournal_title
Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapyauthors
Seshachalam D,Frahm DH,Ferraro FMdoi
10.1128/aac.3.1.63subject
Has Abstractpub_date
1973-01-01 00:00:00pages
63-7issue
1eissn
0066-4804issn
1098-6596journal_volume
3pub_type
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